n The White House named Maria
D. Cimini, PhD, a “Champion of
Change,” an award given to 14
leaders in the fields of science,
technology, engineering and math for
people with disabilities. Cimini is the
assistant director for prevention and
program evaluation at the University
at Albany Counseling Center.

n The Princeton Review has named Charles L.
Brewer, PhD, one of nation’s top undergraduate
professors. Brewer is a professor of psychology
at Furman University, where he’s worked since
1970. Brewer played a significant role in organizing
and sustaining APA’s Teachers of Psychology in
Secondary Schools and is the namesake of an
American Psychological Foundation teaching award.

Brewer

n California Lutheran Universityhas given Marylie Gerson, PhD, its2012 President’s Award for TeachingExcellence. Gerson is an associateprofessor of psychology at theuniversity, where she researchesidentity development, openness todiversity, resilience and the ability tothrive in the face of stressors.

n Hilda Julia Hannay, PhD, a
clinical neuropsychologist and
associate chair of the department
of psychology at the University of
Houston, is the recipient of the
University of Houston 2012 Esther
Farfel Award, the highest honor
given to a university faculty member.

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of values and behavior important in the
development of actualizing persons.

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n The American Association of
Suicidology awarded Jennifer Jo
Muehlenkamp, PhD, its Edwin S.
Shneidman Award for her work on
suicide prevention and self-injury
among youth and young adults.
She is an assistant professor of
psychology at the University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

n Margaret Shiffrar, PhD, is the
new dean of the Rutgers-Newark
Graduate School, where she has
been a part of the psychology
department since 1991.